GSV Ventures
General
Grapevine: PhysicsWallah eyes fresh funding; Zepto, HDB Financial plan IPOs
PhysicsWallah is close to finalising a $150 million (nearly Rs 1,260 crore) funding round, led by Asian hedge fund Hornbill Orchid, ......
General
Grapevine: Blackstone-Haldiram's talks move forward; Medikabazaar CEO steps down
Blackstone Inc is in advanced negotiations with the Agrawal family, who run India's largest savouries and snacks business, Haldiram's, for a ......
TMT
Abhinay Maths and Classplus founders stuck in a legal tussle
Abhinay Sharma, founder of online test prep platform Abhinay Maths, has filed a police complaint against edtech startup Classplus and ......
Consumer
GSV Ventures' Quazzo on the sentiment in Indian edtech, fallout at Byju's and more
US-based multi-stage investor GSV Ventures, which primarily backs digitised education players and upskilling companies, is set to strike a fresh ......
Consumer
WestBridge-backed Lead School doubles FY23 revenue, lays out takeover strategy
Edtech unicorn Lead School, which counts private equity firm WestBridge Capital and venture capital firm GSV Ventures among its investors, doubled its revenue in the financial year ended March 31, 2023 and continued ......
TMT
PremjiInvest-backed BrightChamps acquires Metamorphosis Edu
Edtech startup BrightChamps has bought Hyderabad-based learning platform Metamorphosis Edu in a cash-and-stock deal. However, the financial transactions of the deal ......
TMT
PhysicsWallah strikes maiden overseas bet with UAE firm Knowledge Planet
Edtech unicorn PhysicsWallah has acquired United Arab Emirates (UAE)-based edtech startup Knowledge Planet, marking its foray into the global market. Financial ......
TMT
Why PhysicsWallah backer GSV Ventures still finds Indian edtech attractive
India is still one of the world's most exciting markets for education technology investors, says venture capital firm GSV Ventures, ......
TMT
WestBridge-backed Lead hands more pink slips within six months
Edtech unicorn Lead School has sacked nearly 60 more staff in its second round of layoffs in less than six ......
TMT
Uolo acquires edtech coding platform Tekie
B2B edtech platform Uolo, on Wednesday announced the acquisition of coding tutoring platform Tekie for an undisclosed sum. The transaction ......